Mixed experiences with new MacBook & Questions

I just sold my iBook and bought a MacBook 1.83GHz. In generala nice machine, fast and silent. I was wondering which of the following is normal on a MacBook:
- The mouse button is dreadful. I am now using the click-on-trackpad as a workaround, but things like double or triple click with the mouse button is a pain. I seem to have to hammer the thing to work. Working it with my thumb becomes problematic. Is this normal?
- It gets scaldingly hot on the bottom near the back left corner, in the corner closest to the power connector. This is when running on battery. Slowing down to single-core seems to help a bit. How do I measure temperature anyway?
Thanks,
G

1) The mouse is probably not normal and it should work better than you're describing. You might want to contact AppleCare regarding that one.
2) Yes they do get rather toasty. It's quite a change from your iBook although more than likely what you're experiencing is normal. To check temperatures try using CoreDuoTemp…
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29854

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